New AI technology has improved drone imagery by 95%. This will help you find people in the forest.

When people get lost in the forests, search and rescue professionals useInspection Drones

Rescuers also useUnfortunately, in some cases, thermal imaging does not workproperly because of the vegetation covering the soil.In the new work, the researchers sought to overcome these problems by using deep learning to enhance images fromthermal imagers.

The new system uses an AI application toprocessing multiple images of a specific area. Comparison and processing of data from different cameras allows several thermal imagers to work as one large telescope. After processing the AI ​​images, the final terrain images have a higher depth of field. But the footage shows how the tops of the trees seemed blurry, and the outlines of people on the ground were more recognizable. To train the AI ​​system, the researchers had to create their own image database. They used drones to photograph volunteers on the ground in a variety of positions.

System testing has shown - its accuracyis up to 95% compared to 25% of traditional thermal imaging. The system is ready for use by search and rescue teams, and can also be used by law enforcement, military or wildlife conservation groups, the scientists conclude.

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